Tuesday, April 23, 2013

I am a post graduate student
at Trinity College Dublin. My interest lies in a small subset of third level
education, that of alternative access routes, specifically mature studentship.
I am fortunate to receive funding from the Irish Research Council. However, to
engage with colleagues and other researchers working in this arena, usually
requires planes, trains and automobiles, so I was delighted and very grateful
to receive a bursary last year which made it possible for me to attend the
SCUTREA conference in Leicester. (Editor: The Conference was organised by Leicester's Institute of Lifelong Learning and was part of their celebration of Vaughan College's 150th Anniversary)

The first thing that you would notice when
attending a SCUTREA conference is the sheer diversity of nationalities
represented.Over the course of the
three days I was exposed to ideas and experiences of those involved in third
level education from all corners of the globe, and at all levels; academics
reflecting on programme development and experiences, students recounting their
work, and analystselaborating on the
tensions surrounding policy and policy implementation.

The opportunity to network within such a diverse field, and to
become aware of upcoming developments within my own field, added additional
dimensions to the analysis of my own work.
SCUTREA also brings together many luminaries who, over the years, have
informed the development work in this field, some of whom have been pioneers in
not only espousing the benefits, but also identifying the problems, associated
with adult education and lifelong learning.
These individuals attend all the sessions and are generous in their
comments and constructive in their feedback.

Based on my experience from last year I'm certainly looking forward to coming to Glasgow and look forward to meeting new people as well as catching up with colleagues I met last year.

Friday, April 19, 2013

SCUTREA has a small amount of money to support the
participation of research students at our conferences. In order to apply for
support you must be:

·A full time doctoral student and not have an academic post

·A member of SCUTREA

·Have a paper / roundtable accepted at conference

·
Be intending to register for the full conference

Please apply to the Honorary Treasurer, Linda Morrice along with
a letter of support from your supervisor.

Registration for Conference is now openfor the SCUTREA CRLL International ConferenceMobilities and Transitions: Learning, Institutions, Global and Social MovementsGlasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK 25-27 June 2013

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Community Engagement: Community-based Adult Education – Tales from the Field

Wednesday 8 May, Moray School of Education, University of Edinburgh

1000am – 3.15pm

This one-day participative event is presented by the University of Edinburgh and the University of Warwick. The aim is to generate discussion and debate on the key and important issue of community engagement and community-based adult education from a comparative perspective by drawing on theory and practice from Scotland, Canada and England.

Monday, April 8, 2013

The next Council meeting will be on Thursday
April 25th 2013 at Room B01, 43 Gordon Square, Birkbeck, University of London. We will be discussing the forthcoming conference in Glasgow and future plans for SCUTREA networking.Council members should have received details of discussion paper. If you have not received you copy please contact Sarah. If you would like to attend and find out more about SCUTREA then please contact Sarah Secretary or Ann-Marie Chair

Thursday, April 4, 2013

On behalf of SCUTREA I welcome to the new SCUTREA website. Although not finalised and still work in progress, we are launching it now so that we can begin to explore how it might be used to increase communication and exchange of news amongst members. We welcome views and comments, please use the contact us page to get in touch or email Ann-Marie, Honorary Chair. You'll find an introduction to SCUTREA in the left hand banner, the right will include slideshow of past SCUTREA conferences, archive to find past messages and more permanent news. This central panel we will use for more general news, details of seminars, conferences, publications. We therefore welcome hearing from members with your news.

SCUTREA 2018 Conference

Our 2018 conference theme is 'Lifelong Learning and the Pedagogy of Hope' and will take place at the University of Sheffield's Hotel and ConferenceCentre from Tuesday 17th to Thursday 19th July2018.We welcome proposals for papers, symposia, posters androundtable presentations on questions related to the conference theme and one ofits strands. We welcome in particular proposals that examine the work of thewidest range of providers engaged in adult education, including lower levellearning and professional qualifications, recognising that the transformativepower of a University education is first harnessed in many different settings.To download the full Call for Papers please visit: http://goo.gl/4iTajg

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Introduction to SCUTREA

SCUTREASCUTREA was established in 1971 as a network of adult educators involved in researching and teaching adults. Initially members were drawn from university adult education departments throughout the United Kingdom. Today, with the broad spread of lifelong learning activities and international interest in adult education the membership is diverse which makes our annual international conferences very interesting and lively events. We have regular and close contact with colleagues from Australia, Canada and the US, and individual members provide strong links with the European Studies for Research in Adult Education.ConferenceSCUTREA holds a three day conference each year, usually in early July, the proceedings of which are refereed and published. Students and participants interested in research but not research active are also welcome. For details of past and current conferences click the Conferences tab. If you are interested in organising seminars and other events with SCUTREA please let our Chair know.AwardsWe make a number of awards for the best student paper, and papers focusing on social justice, international or comparative issues. We also have an award for small scale research. For further details click the Awards tab.MembershipWe have three types of membership, institutional, individual and 'Friends of SCUTREA' for those who have retired. Benefits include preferential NIACE Journal Subscription rates for Adults Learning and Studies in Education of Adults, book discounts and SCUTREA conference discount. For further details click the Membership tab or contact Olivia Harrison, our Membership Secretary.OfficersElected members take honorary positions for three years and our current council is as follows:Chairperson: Nalita James, University of Leicester Treasurer: Ellen Boeren, University of Edinburgh Secretary: Bonnie Slade, Glasgow UniversityMembership Secretary: Olivia Harrison, University of Sheffield Communication Officer: Wayne Bailey, University of Huddersfield Click the Contacts tab for contact officer details, and click the contact us tab to send us news and information that you would like added to our web site or Twitter feed @SCUTREA14.Library and LinksFor copies of the SCUTREA constitution, past editions of SCOOP, links to adult education sites and resources click the Library and Links tabs above.